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Chabner 16
Chapter 16: SKIN
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adipose | Pertaining to fat |
| Albinism | Condition of no pigment in skin,hair, and eyes (white skin). |
| Causalgia | Intense burning sensation in the skin (due to nerve damage). |
| Electrocautery | Wires used during surgery to burn through tissue. |
| Subcutaneous | Pertaining to beneath the skin. |
| Epidermis | Outermost layer of skin. |
| Dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin. |
| Dermatoplasty | Surgical repair of the skin. |
| Dermabrasion | A surgical procedure to remove acne scars, tattoos, and fine wrinkles. Skin is scraped away; sandpaper or mechanical methods are used on frozen skin. |
| Epidermolysis | Loosening of the skin. |
| Diaphoresis | Condition of profuse sweating. |
| Erythema | Condition of redness of the skin (flushing). |
| Anhidrosis | Condition of lack of sweat. |
| Ichthyosis | Abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin, (fish-like skin). |
| Keratosis | Abnormal condition of thickened areas of the skin (horny cells accumulate). |
| Leukoplakia | Condition of white plaques on the skin. |
| Lipoma | Tumor (benign) of fat tissue. |
| Liposuction | Removal of subcutaneous fat tissue with blunt-tipped cannula (tube) through which suction (aspirator) is applied. |
| Melanocyte | Cell that forms melanin and is found in the epidermis of the skin. |
| Melanoma | Tumor (malignant) of melanocytes. |
| Mycosis | Any disease caused by fungus. |
| Onycholysis | Separation of nail plate from the nail bedin fungal infections or after trauma. |
| Onychomycosis | Abnormal condition of fungal infection of nails. |
| Paronychia | Condition of inflammation and swelling (infection) of tissue around the nail. |
| Dermatophytosis | Abnormal condition of fungus (plant) infection in the skin. |
| Pilsebaceous | Pertaining to a sebaceous gland and hair. |
| Pyoderma | Condition of pus infection within the skin. |
| Rhytidectomy | Removal of wrinkles. |
| Seborrhea | "Flow of sebum"; disturbance of sebaceous glands marked by increase in the flow of sebum. |
| Squamous epithelium | Pertaining to scale-like cells that cover the outside of the body (epidermis) and line the inner tubes of the body. |
| Steatoma | Mass, tumor arising from sebaceous glands:sebaceous glands;sebaceous cyst. |
| Trichomycosis | Disease of the hair due to a fungal infection. |
| Subungual | Pertaining to under a nail. |
| Xanthoma | Flat, slightly elevated, rounded plaque or nodule usually found on the eyelids. |
| Xeroderma | Abnormal condition of dry, rough skin. |
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